In Reply to: Re: Handheld HF range posted by FlashP on September 06, 2000 at 07:08:33:
I got a long wire on my handlend making it useless as a hand held but the darn thing works great.
: : I have a handheld scanner that can receive HF. What's the receiving range for that?
: Depends on a couple of things, mostly your antenna and the local
: background noise level. HF signals go around the world (sometimes
: more than once!) so it's just a question of separating the signal from
: the interference. Going to an external (long wire) antenna might help.
: Try WWV / WWVH on 2.5, 5, 10, 15, 20, or 25 MHz, or BBC on 5.975/6.175
: (19:00 PDT) for strong-signal checks.